Objectives The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of pre-
anaesthesia assessment clinics (PACs) in improving the quality and safety of perioperative …

Developing an anesthesia module in the operating room is one of the significant steps
toward the implementation of electronic medical records (EMR) in health care centers. This …

Purpose Anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) are gradually replacing paper
documentation of anesthesia care. This study sought to determine the current status of AIMS …

Background: Systems for computerization of anesthesia records have typically been 'stand-
alone'computers many times connected to monitoring devices in the operating theater. A …

Background The preanesthesia informed consent document is regarded mainly as a legal
prerequisite but patient autonomy in the authorization of a proposed intervention requires …

Preadmission clinics provide a limited timeframe in which patients can discuss the risks and
benefits of various forms of anesthesia. We hypothesized that the provision of a patient …

Aim Anesthetic preoperative evaluation clinics (APECs) are relatively new institutions.
Although cost effective, APECs have not been universally adopted in Europe. The aim of this …

METHODS After Institutional Ethics Committee approval, 100 consenting patients of
American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status I and II with knowledge of English, of …

BACKGROUND: Anesthesia information management systems make prior anesthesia
records readily available for review when patients return for a subsequent procedure but …

In health care, record keeping of doctor-patient encounters is vital for quality patient care
and medico-legal reasons. We audited the documentation of post-acute consultant ward …